Safran Ardiden 3 family
Safran Ardiden 3 turboshaft family for medium twin-engine helicopters in the 1,700–2,000-shp class. The family boundary includes the distinct Ardiden 3G Ka-62 variant and Ardiden 3C/WZ16 joint Safran/AECC variant for AC352, alongside Safran’s Piaggio Aerospace program selection. The family is certification- and program-documented here; current in-service production status remains unknown and exact variant installations remain separate records.
Identity
- Aliases
- Ardiden 3Safran Ardiden 3Ardiden 3 seriesSafran Helicopter Engines Ardiden 3
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- family
- Kind
- turboshaft
- Name
- Safran Ardiden 3 family
- Status
- unknown
Details
- Description
- Safran Ardiden 3 turboshaft family for medium twin-engine helicopters in the 1,700–2,000-shp class. The family boundary includes the distinct Ardiden 3G Ka-62 variant and Ardiden 3C/WZ16 joint Safran/AECC variant for AC352, alongside Safran’s Piaggio Aerospace program selection. The family is certification- and program-documented here; current in-service production status remains unknown and exact variant installations remain separate records.
- Developers
- Manufacturers
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- Creation Time
- August 14, 2026 at 07:11:59 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 14, 2026 at 12:14:27 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran identifies Ardiden 3 as an engine family selected for Piaggio Aerospace’s twin-engine helicopter program.
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Piaggio Aerospace partners with Safran Helicopter Engines for its Ardiden 3 engine family
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- EASA E.103 establishes the Ardiden 3 series type-certificate boundary.
- Publisher
- European Union Aviation Safety Agency
- Title
- EASA.E.103 - Ardiden 3 series engines
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran identifies the Ardiden 3G 1,700–2,000-shp class and its Ka-62 selection and EASA certification.
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Ardiden 3G obtains EASA type certification
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-14
- Note
- Safran identifies the Ardiden 3C/WZ16 1,700–2,000-shp family boundary and joint AECC development for AC352.
- Publisher
- Safran Helicopter Engines
- Title
- Ardiden 3C, the first jointly-developed aero engine to be entirely certified in China